並・並み|なみnami[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectiveaverage; medium; common; ordinary
   これは並なみの能力のうりょくではない。↗

   This isn't any ordinary ability.
2. no-adjectivemid-grade (item); regular grade
3. noun (suffix)same level as; equal to; equivalent to; on par with
   世間せけん一般いっぱんのホテルなみにいえば良よい昼食会ちゅうしょくかいだった。↗

   It was a good luncheon, as hotels go.
4. noun (suffix)each (e.g. month); every
5. noun (suffix)row of (teeth, houses, etc.); line of

• Synonym人並みひとなみNeutralMeans being on a level with the average person, as in 「人並みの生活」; it takes 'person' as its standard, while 「並」 attaches to all sorts of nouns as a suffix.
• Synonym一通りひととおりNeutralMeans either going through something roughly or the ordinary, as in 「一通り目を通す」 and 「並一通りではない」; leans toward the rough-pass sense.
• Synonym平凡へいぼんWrittenWritten-style word for plain and unremarkable, as in 「平凡な人生」; carries the judgement that something lacks any standout points.
• Synonym中位ちゅういNeutralThe same word as 「中くらい」 above, also written 「中位」; refers to a middle degree or level.
• Synonym普通ふつうNeutralThe most common everyday word for ordinary; 「並」 leans toward mid-grade or the suffix 「〜並み」 meaning on a par with.
• Synonym並々なみなみWrittenWritten-style; mostly seen in the negative 「並々ならぬ」, which actually means extraordinary.
• SynonymありきたりCasualColloquial for the familiar and clichéd, as in 「ありきたりな話」; carries a negative nuance.
• Related一般いっぱんNeutralMeans general or universal, as in 「一般の人」; leans toward contrasting with the special or the specialized.
• Related通常つうじょうNeutralMeans usual or normal, as in 「通常料金」; leans toward the absence of any special circumstances.
• Related当たり前あたりまえCasualColloquial; means natural or obvious, leaning toward what common sense says should be the case.
• Related通例つうれいWrittenWritten-style word for convention or the usual practice; leans toward established custom or rule.
• Related中くらいちゅうくらいCasualColloquial; means mid-level, as in 「中くらいの大きさ」; leans toward size or degree sitting in the middle.
• Related凡常ぼんじょうWrittenWritten-style word for plain and ordinary; rare in modern usage.
• Antonym特別とくべつNeutralMeans special; the direct opposite of the ordinary 「並」.
• Antonym格別かくべつWrittenWritten-style word for exceptional or especial, as in 「格別の味」; the opposite of the everyday 「並」.
• Antonym抜群ばつぐんNeutralMeans standing out above the crowd, as in 「抜群の成績」; the opposite of 「並」 as an average level.
• Antonym非凡ひぼんWrittenWritten-style word for extraordinary; the opposite of the plain and ordinary 「並」.

Use 「並」 for average or mid-grade, or as a suffix meaning on a par with, as in 「並の人」「並盛り」「プロ並み」. For plain ordinary the default is 「普通」; for being like everyone else, 「人並み」; for unremarkable, 「平凡」. 「一通り」 is a rough once-over, 「ありきたり」 a colloquial, negative word for the hackneyed, 「一般」 the general, 「通常」 and 「通例」 the usual case, 「当たり前」 the obvious, 「中くらい」 mid-size or degree, and 「並々ならぬ」 the extraordinary. The opposites are 「特別」 and 「抜群」, with written-style 「格別」 and 「非凡」.

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1. （なみ）最低限さいていげんその範疇はんちゅうに入はいる程度ていどの要件ようけんは達たっしていること。